Book description
My macOS is filled with beginning through
intermediate tasks, presented in a thorough step-by-step format,
that guide you through learning everything you need to know to use
the newest release of macOS. The goal is not to teach you how to
type or click a mouse but how to configure network settings,
customize your desktop, use built-in apps, optimize battery life,
set up backup solutions, and much more.
In My macOS, you will find:
Step-by-step instructions with callouts to macOS photos that
show you exactly what to do.
Help when you run into hardware or operating system problems
or limitations.
Tips and Notes to help you get the most from macOS.
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping
macOS working just the way you want. The tasks include:
Managing, arranging, and tagging your files
Staying informed and productive with Notification Center
Creating and navigating virtual workspaces in Mission Control
Opening and organizing apps with Launchpad
Accessing network devices and resources
Activating and using iCloud services
Communicating online with email, instant messaging, and video
Keeping appointments with Calendar and Reminders
Planning trips and checking traffic with Maps
Keeping up-to-date with friends and family via Twitter and Facebook
Downloading and enjoying music, movies, books, and more
Sharing purchases with your family
Challenging your friends to games with Game Center
Working seamlessly with iOS Devices with Handoff and AirDrop
Protecting and securing your system and data
Expanding your system with peripheral devices
Troubleshooting common system problems
Table of contents
- About This E-Book
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Prologue: Getting Started with the Mac
- 1. Managing Your Desktop
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2. Managing Your Applications and Windows
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Maintaining Order of Application Windows with Mission Control
- Open and Close Mission Control
- Navigating Applications and Windows
- Create and Populate a New Space
- Switch Between Spaces
- Close a Space
- Create Fullscreen Application Spaces
- Create Split-Screen Application Spaces
- Choose Between Application Windows
- Show the Desktop
- Configure Mission Control Features and Shortcuts
- Managing and Launching Applications with Launchpad
- Managing Auto Open and Save Features
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Maintaining Order of Application Windows with Mission Control
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3. Connecting Your Mac to a Network
- Connecting to a Wired Network
- Connecting to a Wireless Network
- Manually Configuring Network Settings
- Making Connections with Cellular Data Modems and iOS Devices
- Creating Virtual Private Network Connections
- Managing Multiple Connections with Locations and Configurations
- Seeking Automated Network Assistance
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4. Setting Up iCloud and Internet Accounts
- Setting Up iCloud
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Exploring Unique iCloud Services
- Access iCloud Applications Online
- Use Find My Mac
- Use iCloud Drive
- Activate iCloud Drive’s Desktop and Documents
- Navigate iCloud Desktop and Documents
- Navigate the Rest of iCloud Drive
- Open iCloud Files within an Application
- Save iCloud Files from an Application
- View and Manage iCloud Syncing Status
- Open iCloud Files on the Web
- Using iCloud Photos
- Enable iCloud Photo Sharing
- View iCloud Photos
- Share Photos
- Interact with Shared Photos
- Getting Started with Accounts
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5. Accessing Email and the Web
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Getting Started with Mail
- Things You Need Before Setting Up an Email Connection
- Add a Common Email Account
- Add a Non-Standard Account
- Finding Your Way Around Mail
- Reading Email
- Sort Mail
- Filter Mail
- Preview Attachments
- Save Attachments
- View Web Pages within an Email
- Organize with Email Conversations
- Manage Spam Filtering
- Change How Often Mail Is Retrieved
- Composing Email
- Send Messages with Attachments
- Annotate Attachments with Markup
- Use Stationery Templates
- Create Signatures
- Managing Your Email with Mailboxes
-
Web Browsing in Safari
- Manage Your Bookmarks, Bookmarks Menu, Favorites, and Reading List
- Add a Web Page to Bookmarks, Bookmarks Menu, Favorites, or Reading List
- Organize Bookmarks, Favorites, and the Bookmarks Menu
- Manage Your Reading List
- Consuming Web Content
- View All Tabs
- Silence Tabs
- Pin Tabs
- View PDFs Online
- Use Picture-in-Picture Video
- Distraction-Free Reading with Reader
- Using Apple Pay for the Web
- Enable Websites to “See” Apple Pay Devices
- Use Apple Pay
- Resting Your Fingers with Autofill
- Save and Share Account Information
- Manage AutoFill Data
- Edit AutoFill Usernames and Passwords
- Edit AutoFill Credit Cards
- Choosing What to Share... and What Not to Share
- Share with Others
- Enable Private Browsing
- Protect Your Mac and Yourself Online
- Extending Safari’s Capabilities with Extensions
- Install an Extension
- Manage Extensions
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Getting Started with Mail
- 6. Sharing Files, Devices, and Services
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7. Being Social with Messages, FaceTime, Twitter, and Facebook
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Instant Messaging with Messages
- Adding Accounts to Messages
- Configure Your Account During Startup
- Edit Your iMessage Account Settings
- Add a Traditional IM Account to Messages
- Edit Your Traditional IM Account Settings
- Logging in to (and out of) Your IM Account
- Configuring Your IM Identity
- Set the Messages Picture
- Configure Custom Status Messages
- Managing Your IM Buddy List
- Add Buddies
- Add Groups
- Communicating with Messages
- Start a Chat
- Send Emoji in Messages
- Send Audio Snippets
- Send Tapback Responses
- Transfer Files over Messages
- Start a Chat via Notification Center
- Respond to an Incoming Chat via Notification Center
- Voice, Video, Screen Sharing, and Location
- Video Calls with FaceTime
- Using Twitter and Facebook Posting Support
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Instant Messaging with Messages
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8. Managing Who, Where, When, and What
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Managing Contacts
- Adding Groups
- Create a Group
- Create a Smart Group
- Adding Contacts
- Create a New Contact
- Set a Profile Picture
- Auto Information Gathering
- Create “My” Card
- Edit the Contact Template
- Search Contacts
- Detect and Merge Duplicates
- Use Server-Based Contacts
- Set Up Server Contacts
- Share Contacts via Email, Messages, and AirDrop
- Print Addresses
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Finding Your Way with Maps
- Start and Navigate Maps
- Using Map Views
- Choose a View Mode
- View Maps with 3D Flyover
- Finding Places
- Find Yourself
- Find Contact Entries
- Search the Map
- Working with Points of Interest
- See Point of Interest Details
- Make Your Own Point of Interest
- Share a Point of Interest
- Traveling with Maps
- Get Directions
- Show Traffic Indicators
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Working with Schedules in Calendar
- Adding Calendars
- Create New Calendars
- Connect to Server-Based Calendars
- Subscribe to a Public Shared Calendar
- View Calendars
- Working with Events
- Create a New Event
- Use the Quick Event Feature
- Edit Event Information
- Sending Event Invitations
- Accept Invitations
- Accept Invitations Through Notification Center
- Confirm “Found in App” Invitations
- Search Events
- Print Calendars
- Remembering with Reminders
- Keeping Track with Notes
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Managing Contacts
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9. Organizing Your Media
- Creating a Media Library in iTunes
- Building Your Media Library
- Using Playlists
- Using iTunes Radio
- Using Apple Music
- Syncing Media Between Devices
- Keeping an iCloud Library with iTunes Match
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Viewing and Managing Photos
- Starting Photos and Importing Images
- Get Started
- Import Photos from a Camera or Memory Card
- Add Photos from Your iOS Device
- Finding Your Way Around Photos
- View Photo Collections
- View Photo Details
- View and Edit Photo Details
- Edit Photos
- Managing and Searching Albums
- Identify Faces
- Create and Fill Albums
- Define Smart Albums
- Search Your Albums
- Work with Photos Projects
- Building a Digital Library with iBooks
- Viewing and Arranging Your iBooks Library
- Reading iBooks
- 10. Installing and Managing Applications and Extensions on Your Mac
- 11. Making the Most of Your Mac Hardware
- 12. Using macOS with Your iDevices
- 13. Connecting Peripherals to Your Mac
- 14. Securing and Protecting Your Mac
- Index
- 15. Troubleshooting Your System
- 16. Upgrading Your Mac
Product information
- Title: My macOS™, Sierra Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2016
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 9780134581958
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